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The controversial South African cricket tour of 1970
Sing it again, Frank
Michael Henderson listens once more to the Great American Songbook, most enriching of entertainments
Middle-class hero
John Lennon’s kicking against the pricks was mere window-dressing
The Steiner of nether edge
Michael Henderson reviews A Small Revolution in Germany by Philip Hensher and Here We Are by Graham Swift
Triumph of the horrible game
Michael Henderson reviews The Age of Football: The Global Game in the Twenty-first Century by David Goldblatt
A constant search for heroes
Michael Henderson on Sir Neville Cardus
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